Tim Havens, professor of communication studies and an expert in TV history and culture at the University of Iowa, offers ...

The Christmas TV special is an American tradition. But they have changed over the years, and sometimes, not for the better. In the "live-action" sector, any Christmas TV special hosted by Bob Hope, ...

Herbie J Pilato has watched a lot of TV. The former NBC Page is the author of 18 books, including titles on Bewitched and The Six Million Dollar Man and is obsessed with the tube from the 1960s and ...

The Christmas specials started airing earlier than ever this year, it seemed. Rudolph and his team of reindeer were so fast, they arrived before Thanksgiving. Not that anyone seemed to mind; TV’s ...

Gary Smith, the Emmy-Award-winning producer behind numerous television specials and live events, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90. Born in 1935, Smith studied scenic design at ...

[Note: This article is a work of nonfiction based on the personal opinion of the author.] The Christmas TV special is an American tradition. But they have changed over the years, and sometimes, not ...